To get to the Base of Braxon, you take the Redfish Lake Lodge shuttle across the Lake or hike the 5 miles around. From the trailhead you hike about 2 miles. When you cross over the 2nd foot bridge on the trail you take a right towards the sawtooth super slabs. There is a faded trail in the beginning to follow up. The trail will take you up the right side of the super slabs. When you get to the top of the super slabs, from the trail to take a left ad head North West across the top part of the slabs. The rail eventually fades away for good after a mile or so. Keep following along the top of the slabs until you come across a drainage with large and massive boulders. Turn up this drainage and find your way through the boulder. When you get to the top you will have reached the base of Braxon along with a couple of lakes that sit at the base. When at the base, go up the right side of braxon (North East) towards its ridge. From the ridge you follow it up right towards the peak. Going left (West side of braxon) you will find yourself in a very technical climb that can easily result in you getting cliffed out or following a very exposed class 4 ridge to the peak.
Once you cross the two long bridges continue to the single short wooden bridge. Once you pass the elephants perch turn off (river crossing on the left) the trail takes a sharp right just after this and this is where you leave the trail to avoid thick brush. There was some tracks but don't expect an obvious trail like some people say. If you hit a large rock with water pouring down it (or water marks) this is not the super slabs. There is thick brush to the right of this water fall rock and is not the right way, go to the left of this rock, there is no need for bushwacking on the correct route. Once you find the super slabs on through the forest to the west (easy looking rock climbing slabs) stay to the right (northwest) of them. From leaving the trail to the base of the slabs takes 10-20 min and they will be about 300 ft uphill. The slabs are easy to follow along the right (northwest) all the way to the top and lightly traveled. From the top head left (south) across the top of the slabs until you hit a boulder field. Go to the far end and to the right (west) you'll see the easy boulder field chute with sharp peaks along both sides to the two small base lakes (seen on the map and google maps with your location on). If you pass the boulder field and hit thick bushes you passed the chute. The base lakes are the two small lakes to the southeast of Braxon. From the upper base lake we went left to the middle of the ridge and found a good chute to the top. Our friend stayed low to the right and found another relatively easy chute on the lower end of the ridge. straightforward walk up to the top after that. I'll add some pictures when I figure out how on mobile so no one gets lost again!
sjaxon16 - Aug 20, 2016 12:20 pm - Voted 1/10
RouteTo get to the Base of Braxon, you take the Redfish Lake Lodge shuttle across the Lake or hike the 5 miles around. From the trailhead you hike about 2 miles. When you cross over the 2nd foot bridge on the trail you take a right towards the sawtooth super slabs. There is a faded trail in the beginning to follow up. The trail will take you up the right side of the super slabs. When you get to the top of the super slabs, from the trail to take a left ad head North West across the top part of the slabs. The rail eventually fades away for good after a mile or so. Keep following along the top of the slabs until you come across a drainage with large and massive boulders. Turn up this drainage and find your way through the boulder. When you get to the top you will have reached the base of Braxon along with a couple of lakes that sit at the base. When at the base, go up the right side of braxon (North East) towards its ridge. From the ridge you follow it up right towards the peak. Going left (West side of braxon) you will find yourself in a very technical climb that can easily result in you getting cliffed out or following a very exposed class 4 ridge to the peak.
wyatt_meyers - Jul 23, 2020 2:51 pm - Hasn't voted
In depth description of the routeOnce you cross the two long bridges continue to the single short wooden bridge. Once you pass the elephants perch turn off (river crossing on the left) the trail takes a sharp right just after this and this is where you leave the trail to avoid thick brush. There was some tracks but don't expect an obvious trail like some people say. If you hit a large rock with water pouring down it (or water marks) this is not the super slabs. There is thick brush to the right of this water fall rock and is not the right way, go to the left of this rock, there is no need for bushwacking on the correct route. Once you find the super slabs on through the forest to the west (easy looking rock climbing slabs) stay to the right (northwest) of them. From leaving the trail to the base of the slabs takes 10-20 min and they will be about 300 ft uphill. The slabs are easy to follow along the right (northwest) all the way to the top and lightly traveled. From the top head left (south) across the top of the slabs until you hit a boulder field. Go to the far end and to the right (west) you'll see the easy boulder field chute with sharp peaks along both sides to the two small base lakes (seen on the map and google maps with your location on). If you pass the boulder field and hit thick bushes you passed the chute. The base lakes are the two small lakes to the southeast of Braxon. From the upper base lake we went left to the middle of the ridge and found a good chute to the top. Our friend stayed low to the right and found another relatively easy chute on the lower end of the ridge. straightforward walk up to the top after that. I'll add some pictures when I figure out how on mobile so no one gets lost again!